your first time....
 

so, i just emailed a friend of mine who frequently travels on AC and introduced her to FT. it made me think: how did i stumble on to FT and what was it like the first time? (and i've only been here TWO months!)

i can't remember how i got here, but i do remember how amazed i was with how friendly and helpful the people were!

how did other people come across FT and what was your first time like?

Good question- I can't remember either! I had been a "lurker" for some time before actually posting not long ago myself. I look forward to checking in every am, every pm, and sometimes several times during the day! Everyone is friendly and certainly helpful! I'm almost to the point of needing a twelve-step program to deal with this addiction!

Just be sure to 'go thru your program' in a distant city. Seems to help, a lot! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

it's all dhammer's fault - he found a bunch of us on the old AOL travel boards....

when i stumbled upon the saga of my hero [bowing down on one knee]...Pudding Guy

I found webflyer.com while looking for a place to easily calculate air miles between cities. I saw a small link for FlyerTalk! I followed it and the rest is history . . .

You can blame the Pudding Guy for me being here too...

I found FlyerTalk from PlaneBusiness.com, which used to have a free message board.

I was looking for some freeware to keep track of miles and points.. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I am a newby for all of one day! I got the link yesterday from MP CS because I was so frustraded at the 1K program. I think the gentlemen thought this would do a better job for me than he could. He was dead on!

squeakr,

DENY. DENY. DENY. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

dh

I was reading an article and Flyertalk was mentioned. Since it was an easy name to remember I thought I would go look.

Now I'm PLAT on AA and just finished a rt to LHR from DFW in BIZ. All thanks to the stuff I learned on FT> thankyouverymuch.

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TANSTAAFL - but if you work it right, FF miles comes pretty close.

It all started when...

...I was looking up something via a major search engine...& the search results were presented...the magical link wasn't represented by the first hit, but it was near the top...

...& when I followed the link...& subsequently began checking out the site...I soon realized that I had just been introduced to a kind of travel-related "Holy Grail".

It was one of those moments in one's Internet search activities in which one happens upon a gem of a site which one would honor w/ a "Golden" bookmark, if possible (wait--make that Platinum!)... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

In my search results "highlight reel", the moment I chanced upon this site would indeed be one of the most interesting...& emotional...

It was a moment I wished it were possible to "hug" a URL... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Instead, I just stared in mesmerized disbelief, seemed to hold my breath, & eagerly explored...until the moment when I sat back in my chair, w/ a perpetual smile on my face, & silently thanked several people:

* Randy

* whoever it was who posted the comment which ultimately led to my encountering the site

* everyone whose generous & helpful words were to be found @ the site


I know I'm not alone in saying that this IS my favorite stop on the Internet...it's a personalized "newspaper", "coffee shop", & "library", all in one... traversing various posts @ times takes on the feel of being a passerby in a friendly corner of a "large community, w/ a small town feel", mentally "saying"/thinking a kind of silent & subconscious "hello" (& to whom one would issue a friendly smile & wave if in person), when "passing by" various others (& it can feel like a "Norm from Cheers"-like moment when entering Chat, which is also special)... when encountering a handle associated w/ someone one hasn't "seen" in a while, but whose thoughts one appreciates & whose presence & thoughts were missed--those are the people for whom a kind of "man, I'm glad they're still around" moment is experienced...& there have been many...


You people have saved my ..., saved me money, helped me optimize numerous realities, made me laugh, shared in my happiness when reaching a milestone (pun! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif ), & can make commiseration--not to mention celebration--a truly social event... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

This place & the people are fantastic.

I can't express how much I appreciate the generosity of this community.

Everyone, grab your Sister Sledge songsheet, if you will...

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

please don't title the topic so vague as "your first time..." that topic title is worthless. pls. be descriptive.

I bet I wasn't the only one who looked at this thread just because the topic piqued my interest! The first time....?!